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Todd Goren has experience in all facets of complex chapter 11 reorganizations. He has represented official committees, debtor-in-possession lenders, and debtors in a number of prominent insolvency matters. He has represented parties in restructurings in industries such as real estate, mortgage lending, transportation, technology, telecommunications, retail, and energy.

Mr. Goren has also represented parties in the purchase and sale of aircraft-related securities, and has developed particular expertise in complex aircraft financing transactions and all aspects of airline-related restructurings. Mr. Goren also has significant expertise in bankruptcy section 363 sales, intellectual property issues in bankruptcy, the treatment of environmental claims in bankruptcy, and in cross-border insolvencies, in particular proceedings under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Turnarounds & Workouts recognized Mr. Goren among its “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers” for 2012 and 2013. Mr. Goren has also been recommended by The Legal 500 US, where sources noted that he “conveys difficult concepts clearly and concisely.”

Mr. Goren received his B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998 and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2002.

In re Real Industry, Inc.(Bankr. D. Del.) Counsel to Real Industry, Inc., Real Alloy Recycling, Inc., and their affiliated debtors in their chapter 11 cases. Real Industry is a holding company with approximately one billion dollars in tax attributes. Real Alloy, a subsidiary of Real Industry, is a large-scale recycler of aluminum with operations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. The debtors collectively filed for chapter 11 to restructure approximately $400 million in funded debt obligations and approximately $75 million in other obligations. In May 2018, Real Industry’s chapter 11 plan, which preserved its tax attributes, went effective and Real Alloy closed a sale of all its assets and operations, preserving 2,000 jobs and critical business relationships.

In re Ciber, Inc., et al.(Bankr. D. Del.). Counsel to Ciber, Inc. and its affiliated debtors, industry leaders in information technology, consulting, and outsourcing services, in their chapter 11 cases. Advised the companies in the successful 363 sale of substantially all of their North American and Indian assets for $90.7 million, nearly doubling the initial stalking horse bid, and assisted with the development of a liquidating plan providing for the distribution of sale proceeds and remaining value to stakeholders.

In re Avaya Inc., et al.(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors for international telecom company Avaya Inc. and its affiliated debtors. Avaya had more than $6 billion of secured debt at the time of its filing and was saddled with significant pension underfunding liabilities for its domestic and certain foreign affiliates.

In re Republic Airways Holdings Inc.(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and its affiliated debtors in their chapter 11 cases. Republic provides regional passenger services through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Shuttle America and Republic Airlines, which operate approximately 1,000 daily flights through codeshare agreements with United Continental Holdings, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., and American Group, Inc.

In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., et al.(Bankr. D. Del.) Counsel to the official committee of TCEH unsecured creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Texas power company Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its affiliates, which filed for bankruptcy in April 2014. This is the 10th largest bankruptcy in U.S. history with the debtors holding approximately $40 billion in debt.

In re Residential Capital, LLC, et al.(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Acted as counsel to Residential Capital and its affiliates, comprising one of the largest residential real estate finance companies at the time of its chapter 11 filing, with assets and liabilities each in excess of $15 billion. The debtors’ business was comprised primarily of loan servicing and origination. Residential Capital was the largest bankruptcy filing of 2012 and the case represents the first time ever that a mortgage servicer was able to successfully continue servicing and originating mortgages in bankruptcy and be sold as a going concern.

In re Global Aviation Holdings Inc., et al.Representation of the official committee of unsecured creditors in the chapter 11 cases of In re Global Aviation Holdings Inc., et al.

In re Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, et al.(Bankr. D. Del.) Representation of the official committee of unsecured creditors of the Los Angeles Dodgers in its chapter 11 bankruptcy. A plan of reorganization was confirmed by the bankruptcy court on April 13, 2012, pursuant to which the baseball team was sold for a record $2 billion. Unsecured creditors received a 100% cash recovery under the plan, in what is the largest and most successful restructuring of a sports franchise in U.S. history.

In re Caribbean Petroleum Corp., et al.(Bankr. D. Del.) Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors of Caribbean Petroleum Corp., one of the primary importers and distributors of petroleum products in Puerto Rico, in its chapter 11 case. We successfully negotiated a $24 million insurance buy back from Caribbean Petroleum's liability insurance carrier for the benefit of general unsecured creditors.

In re Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., et al.(Bankr. D. Haw.) Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors of Hawaiian Telcom, the leading provider of telecommunications services in the State of Hawaii.

In re General Growth Properties Inc., et al.(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Representation of Eurohypo Bank AG’s New York Branch and a group of lenders that had more than $2.6 billion of exposure to GGP. Soon after confirmation of GGP’s reorganization plan, MoFo worked with the agent to defeat GGP’s objection to the agent’s claim for default interest on the loan, and obtained an order from the bankruptcy court awarding the agent, for the benefit of the lenders, almost $100 million in contract-rate default interest. The decision was appealed by GGP and in early 2013, prior to the court ruling, the parties settled on favorable terms to our client.

In re NetEffect, Inc.Represented Intel Corporation as DIP lender and purchaser of substantially all of the assets of NetEffect, Inc. through bankruptcy 363 sale.

In re Real Industry, Inc.(Bankr. D. Del.) Counsel to Real Industry, Inc., Real Alloy Recycling, Inc., and their affiliated debtors in their chapter 11 cases. Real Industry is a holding company with approximately one billion dollars in tax attributes. Real Alloy, a subsidiary of Real Industry, is a large-scale recycler of aluminum with operations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. The debtors collectively filed for chapter 11 to restructure approximately $400 million in funded debt obligations and approximately $75 million in other obligations. In May 2018, Real Industry’s chapter 11 plan, which preserved its tax attributes, went effective and Real Alloy closed a sale of all its assets and operations, preserving 2,000 jobs and critical business relationships.

In re Ciber, Inc., et al.(Bankr. D. Del.). Counsel to Ciber, Inc. and its affiliated debtors, industry leaders in information technology, consulting, and outsourcing services, in their chapter 11 cases. Advised the companies in the successful 363 sale of substantially all of their North American and Indian assets for $90.7 million, nearly doubling the initial stalking horse bid, and assisted with the development of a liquidating plan providing for the distribution of sale proceeds and remaining value to stakeholders.

In re Avaya Inc., et al.(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors for international telecom company Avaya Inc. and its affiliated debtors. Avaya had more than $6 billion of secured debt at the time of its filing and was saddled with significant pension underfunding liabilities for its domestic and certain foreign affiliates.

In re Republic Airways Holdings Inc.(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and its affiliated debtors in their chapter 11 cases. Republic provides regional passenger services through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Shuttle America and Republic Airlines, which operate approximately 1,000 daily flights through codeshare agreements with United Continental Holdings, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., and American Group, Inc.

In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., et al.(Bankr. D. Del.) Counsel to the official committee of TCEH unsecured creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Texas power company Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its affiliates, which filed for bankruptcy in April 2014. This is the 10th largest bankruptcy in U.S. history with the debtors holding approximately $40 billion in debt.

In re Residential Capital, LLC, et al.(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Acted as counsel to Residential Capital and its affiliates, comprising one of the largest residential real estate finance companies at the time of its chapter 11 filing, with assets and liabilities each in excess of $15 billion. The debtors’ business was comprised primarily of loan servicing and origination. Residential Capital was the largest bankruptcy filing of 2012 and the case represents the first time ever that a mortgage servicer was able to successfully continue servicing and originating mortgages in bankruptcy and be sold as a going concern.

In re Global Aviation Holdings Inc., et al.Representation of the official committee of unsecured creditors in the chapter 11 cases of In re Global Aviation Holdings Inc., et al.

In re Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, et al.(Bankr. D. Del.) Representation of the official committee of unsecured creditors of the Los Angeles Dodgers in its chapter 11 bankruptcy. A plan of reorganization was confirmed by the bankruptcy court on April 13, 2012, pursuant to which the baseball team was sold for a record $2 billion. Unsecured creditors received a 100% cash recovery under the plan, in what is the largest and most successful restructuring of a sports franchise in U.S. history.

In re Caribbean Petroleum Corp., et al.(Bankr. D. Del.) Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors of Caribbean Petroleum Corp., one of the primary importers and distributors of petroleum products in Puerto Rico, in its chapter 11 case. We successfully negotiated a $24 million insurance buy back from Caribbean Petroleum's liability insurance carrier for the benefit of general unsecured creditors.

In re Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., et al.(Bankr. D. Haw.) Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors of Hawaiian Telcom, the leading provider of telecommunications services in the State of Hawaii.

In re General Growth Properties Inc., et al.(Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) Representation of Eurohypo Bank AG’s New York Branch and a group of lenders that had more than $2.6 billion of exposure to GGP. Soon after confirmation of GGP’s reorganization plan, MoFo worked with the agent to defeat GGP’s objection to the agent’s claim for default interest on the loan, and obtained an order from the bankruptcy court awarding the agent, for the benefit of the lenders, almost $100 million in contract-rate default interest. The decision was appealed by GGP and in early 2013, prior to the court ruling, the parties settled on favorable terms to our client.

Turnarounds & Workouts recognized Mr. Goren among its “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers” for 2012 and 2013. Mr. Goren has also been recommended by The Legal 500 US, where sources noted that he “conveys difficult concepts clearly and concisely.”

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